State minimum wage increases to $9.10 an hour in January

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian said Tuesday that the new rate would mean a raise for about 98,000 workers.

With this increase in Oregons wage floor, nearly 100,000 Oregonians will earn more money for groceries, school supplies, gas and other household essentials, Avakian said. Thats good not just for individual workers, but for our states economy.

Voters approved in 2002 a ballot measure to adjust the states minimum wage annually based on inflation. Each year, Avakian calculates the adjustment by measuring the increase to the Consumer Price Index.